Future orientation and health related factors among African American adolescents |
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| Institution: | 1. Loyola University, Department of Psychology, United States;2. University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, United States;3. STI/HIV Intervention Network, United States;1. Queen''s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom;2. University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom;1. Department of Psychology, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy;2. Department of Education, University of Roma Tre, Italy;3. Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Italy;1. Behavioural Science Centre, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom;2. UCD Geary Institute, University College Dublin, Ireland;3. Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States |
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| Abstract: | African American youth are frequently confronted by economic and structural hardships, which can often suggest that their lives do not matter. This study examined the extent to which having high future orientation was related to a broad spectrum of health related factors. Among a sample of 638 largely low-income African American youth, this study assessed measures of demographics, future orientation, delinquency, sexual risk behaviors, and school engagement constructs. Major findings indicated that higher future orientation was related to lower levels of delinquency and a reduced likelihood of engaging in risky sex. In addition, stronger future orientation was related to higher levels of school bonding and student-teacher relationships. Overall, findings point to an overall protective relationship between future orientation and several health related factors among African American youth; this suggests that promoting a sense of future orientation among this population could be related to advancing more healthy youth development. |
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